Temple University Athletics
Friday, September 14
West Point, N.Y.
10 a.m.
Temple University
at
Army Invitational
Women's Cross Country Set to Race at Army West Point Open
9.13.18 | Women's Cross Country
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple University women's cross country team is on the road for the first time this season as they head to Wappingers Falls, N.Y. to compete in the Army West Point Open. The meet will be held at Bowdoin Park this Friday, September 14th, and will have the women racing 5,600 meters starting at 10:00 a.m.
From the Coach
> "Our women are training at a high level right now, and I am really looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish with our full group out there competing," head coach James Snyder explained.
> Snyder discusses the depth of the women's squad this season, coming off of many hard weeks of diligent training. "Kira Van Ehren will be making her debut in the Cherry & White and should be another person that will be racing with our top group. This is the deepest we've ever been as a team, and I am expecting the field to be a bit more competitive than what we saw at the Temple Invitational, where our women swept the top five individual positions."
Last Time Out
> The Owls head to the Army West Point Open after a dominating the 6,000-meter Belmont course with a tactical mindset at the Temple Invitational. Temple swept the top five positions, marking the first time in program history that this feat was accomplished in the season opener.
> Junior Millie Howard led the talented Temple pack, crossing the finish line first overall with a time of 23:30.0. Sophomore Helene Gottlieb notched the second place finish, completing the race less than half a second behind Howard with a time of 23:30.4.
> Sophomore Lucy Jones trailed her teammates by just two seconds, finishing third with a time of 23:32.0.
> Closing out the top five for the Owls was senior Katie Leisher and sophomore Michelle Joyce, who finished with times of 23:39.3 and 23:48.7 to place fourth and fifth, respectively.
> Senior Ashton Dunkley missed a top 10 spot by just two seconds, crossing the finish line with a time of 24:47.1, earning her an 11th place finish.
About the Army West Point Open
> Army West Point held their home event for the first time in 2007, and has continued the tradition for all but two of the last dozen years. The meet was originally raced at the West Point Golf Course for the first eight years, until switching locations to Bowdoin Park in 2017.
> Bowdoin Park is a 301 acre park located on the banks of the Hudson River. It features a 600 meter starting area, challenging hills and wide trails, and became the home to Army Cross Country in 2017.
> The six teams scheduled to compete in the 2018 Army West Point Open are Army West Point, George Washington, Marist, Manhattan, St. Bonaventure, and Temple.
From the Coach
> "Our women are training at a high level right now, and I am really looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish with our full group out there competing," head coach James Snyder explained.
> Snyder discusses the depth of the women's squad this season, coming off of many hard weeks of diligent training. "Kira Van Ehren will be making her debut in the Cherry & White and should be another person that will be racing with our top group. This is the deepest we've ever been as a team, and I am expecting the field to be a bit more competitive than what we saw at the Temple Invitational, where our women swept the top five individual positions."
Last Time Out
> The Owls head to the Army West Point Open after a dominating the 6,000-meter Belmont course with a tactical mindset at the Temple Invitational. Temple swept the top five positions, marking the first time in program history that this feat was accomplished in the season opener.
> Junior Millie Howard led the talented Temple pack, crossing the finish line first overall with a time of 23:30.0. Sophomore Helene Gottlieb notched the second place finish, completing the race less than half a second behind Howard with a time of 23:30.4.
> Sophomore Lucy Jones trailed her teammates by just two seconds, finishing third with a time of 23:32.0.
> Closing out the top five for the Owls was senior Katie Leisher and sophomore Michelle Joyce, who finished with times of 23:39.3 and 23:48.7 to place fourth and fifth, respectively.
> Senior Ashton Dunkley missed a top 10 spot by just two seconds, crossing the finish line with a time of 24:47.1, earning her an 11th place finish.
About the Army West Point Open
> Army West Point held their home event for the first time in 2007, and has continued the tradition for all but two of the last dozen years. The meet was originally raced at the West Point Golf Course for the first eight years, until switching locations to Bowdoin Park in 2017.
> Bowdoin Park is a 301 acre park located on the banks of the Hudson River. It features a 600 meter starting area, challenging hills and wide trails, and became the home to Army Cross Country in 2017.
> The six teams scheduled to compete in the 2018 Army West Point Open are Army West Point, George Washington, Marist, Manhattan, St. Bonaventure, and Temple.
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